A toolbox for record linkage

Abstract

"We developed a record-linkage toolbox in order to compare the performance of various string-similarity measures for German surnames. This 'Matching Tool-Box' (MTB) is made up by independent, highly portable JAVA-programs. MTB is currently used for prototyping pre-processing tools and the empirical comparison of string-similarity measures. Furthermore, MTB has been used successfully in sociological, economical and epidemiological research projects." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku) ((en))

Cite article

Schnell, R., Bachteler, T. & Bender, S. (2004): A toolbox for record linkage. In: Austrian Journal of Statistics, Vol. 33, No. 1/2, p. 125-133.